Supporting candidates who represent progressive values, and those who are taking the fight to the GOP are crucial, and "the west" is going to be a crucial region not just in the upcoming election, but going forward as we grow the party and take back our country. I have chosen several candidates when I created
my ActBlue page, and am asking for your support by contributing to them via ActBlue. These races will greatly help win not just my home state of Oregon, but along with another crucial Northwest race (Darcy Burner in Washington's 8th) will be vital in changing the direction of our region, and country.
(The races I am asking fellow Oregonians and people in the northwest to support are below the fold)
Congress
WA-08
Darcy Burner
This is a vital race which will get us a majority in Congress. This race is very much winnable and Darcy has been kicking ass (to be blunt) but the GOP is going to go all out and will be outspending us in fury to retain this seat. The polls have this one down to the wire and Darcy needs your help to fend off the smears that WILL come (that's what the GOP does). Darcy winning this seat is crucial to getting a majority in Congress and this is probably the best pick-up opportunity west of the rockies.
OR-05
Darlene Hooley
Darlene is the most vulnerable member of the Oregon caucus in Congress, and needs our help in retaining this seat, and making it solidly blue for the future. We can help her help us by supporting her in her bid for re-election, and fend off GOP attacks which invariably come against our candidates.
OR-02
Carol Voisin
Carol is part of the 50-state strategy by taking the fight to the GOP. She is working hard to win against the lone GOP held seat in Congress form Oregon. While the district is very red, she is making inroads, and building the party and presence east of the Cascades is vital. Help Carol take the fight to the Red districts and make Oregon solid blue.
OR-01
David Wu
Wu had a tough fight last cycle, and we need to do all we can to secure this district. Helping Wu will also go a long way towards winning in the vital suburban and ex-urban areas which are curcial now, and in the future.
State
OR-HD-49
Rob Brading
Rob nearly unseated GOP speaker Karen Minnis in the last cycle, this time we need to give Rob the support to finally remove the odious Minnis, who has tied up Salem in knots and gutted or prevented meaningful solutions to not just school funding, but a raft of other vital legislation. Time to send someone who will work for Oregonians from the 49th, Rob is that someone.
OR-HD-39
Mike Caudle
Mike's not just running against Wayne Scott the GOP majority leader, but is also a fellow Kossack! While taking down Minnis is crucial for Oregon at the state level, it is equally important to get the GOPs #2 hack out of the legislature as well. Mike can do it with your help, and make the district (and the state) work for the people in it once again!
OR-HD-35
Larry Galizio
Larry is in a tight race in Tigard area, and this is the kind of swing suburban district that Democrats must hold and grow in order to secure Oregon now and down the road. Your donation will help make Larry's re-election happen and move the line of red further away from Portland, and pay dividends now and down the road.
Please help yourself by helping me help them (how's that for the Kevin Bacon game?). These are important races, not just for the state of Oregon, but nationally as well. Supporting these races (individually or all of them via the same page) you can help us win control of Congress, and the Oregon Legislature, as well as grow the party and the "farm team".
p.s. every candiate on the list above has a website which you can access via my ActBlue fundraising page if you want to learn more about them, and almost all of them have volunteer links, and quite a few have blogs as well (also accessable via my ActBlue page).